Why Sen. Josh Hawley Is Right To Go After Negligent Landlords
Conservatives should join Hawley in his campaign against St. Louis slumlords. The self-appointed defenders of the free market only discredit themselves and their system by appearing indifferent to bad actors within it.
The 1917 Project: ‘Founded On Slavery’ Looks Like Communist Russia
If America was created for capitalism and liberty, the USSR’s founding idea was state control, of which slavery—or serfdom, as it is known in Russian context—was the inevitable result.
Here’s Why Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax Will Not Work At All
Warren’s wealth tax includes the flaw of many of the left’s grand plans in that it presumes no negative consequences will follow — but of course they will.
Here’s Why Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax Is Completely Unconstitutional
Warren, a Harvard law professor, understands the difference between direct taxes and indirect taxes, but she’s counting on the people not to pay attention.
Renting Your House On Airbnb Should Not Trigger Felony Charges
In cities like Denver, the regulatory overlords have become needlessly tough on homeowners who rent out second properties as Airbnbs.
To Keep Our Republic, American Students Must Study The French Revolution
The French Revolution began with optimistic Age of Enlightenment slogans about ‘Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité,’ before quickly degenerating into the darkened recesses of human nature.
Supreme Court’s Unanimous Civil Asset Forfeiture Decision Leaves Core Issues Undecided
The question remains: Can cops still take your stuff even if you haven’t been convicted of a crime? What if it doesn’t constitute an excessive fine?
If Government Grabbed Big Tech Algorithms, It’d Be A Huge Property Rights Violation
Critics are calling for Congress to force the popular platforms to open their codebooks. This would be bad for those companies and for consumers.
Does White Privilege Theory Pave The Way For South Africa-Style Property Confiscation In The United States?
Given the steady erosion of our constitutional liberties at all levels of government, the time to ponder expropriation without compensation is now.
Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Accountable Capitalism’ Is More Proof Of ‘Progressive’ Feudalism
Elizabeth Warren’s Accountable Capitalism Act shows that her ‘progressive’ agenda is to resurrect an essentially feudal approach to property rights.
No One Has A ‘Right’ To Immigrate Into The United States
This is tantamount to saying that individuals have the right to use and occupy someone else’s property against his will. This is a wholesale denial of property and sovereignty rights.
The Left Celebrates July 4 By Denouncing The First Amendment
It is not news that the Left wants to shut us up. But now the leading publication of the mainstream Left is openly coming out against the First Amendment.
Taking The Environment Seriously Starts With Shaking Your Fist At The Kids On Your Lawn
I have grown to appreciate the sentiment behind Earth Day, and environmentalism generally, a bit more as I’ve gotten older and become a property owner, with kids and a mortgage and a yard.
Instead Of Overregulating Tech, Grant People Ownership Of Their Data
If tech regulations are not carefully constructed, they could reduce quality for consumers, fail to encourage competition, and prove a bigger burden to startups than established behemoths.
Supreme Court To Decide Whether You Own Your Own Data
The justices shouldn’t extend law enforcement’s reach beyond our borders. More importantly, Congress needs to update a 30-year-old law for the digital age.
Student Who Stole MAGA Hat, Saying ‘Freedom Of Speech Is Genocide,’ Could Face Felony Charge
After Edith Macias ripped the hat off a fellow student’s head, she brought it to the student life offices, expecting its owner to be punished.
How Civil Asset Forfeiture Reduces Economic Mobility
If President Trump wishes to keep his promises to help low-income Americans escape poverty, he should instruct his administration to jettison, rather than expand, non-criminal asset forfeiture.
New DOJ Rules Increasing Civil Asset Forfeiture Are An Exercise In Swamp Filling
The Trump administration came into office promising to respect states and drain the swamp. This decision does neither.
Yet Another Poll Finds Millennials Incoherent About Basic American Rights
The press release for a new poll makes the welcome claim that ‘Vast, Silent Majority of Millennials Overwhelmingly Support Religious and Social Freedoms.’ Alas, the results are more complicated.
Trump Picks Tea Party Targets, Popular Policy In Joking Promise To ‘Destroy’ Lawmaker’s Career
Possible allies and popular issues are always potential targets of Trump’s shoot-from-the-hip style.
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